UN Women Launched
"I AM UN WOMEN," was the cry throughout the United Nations Chamber as the official launch of UN Women took place (Thursday February 24). What an incredible moment - standing shoulder to shoulder with women and men from around the world as we reaffirmed our commitment to a better world for women and all people.
Michelle Bachelet (pictured here with Carlynne McDonnell), past president from Chile and the new head of UN Women was one of many incredible speakers. We also heard from: His Excellency UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon; His Excellency President of the UN General Assembly Joseph Deiss; Princess Cristina of Spain; Ms. U Joy Ogwu of Nigeria; Raki Sahi, the head of an woman police team in Liberia; Ted Turner; actresses Geena Davis and Nicole Kidman and more. Each affirmed the need and their support for this new office for gender issues. Please see http://www.unwomen.org/ to learn more.
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